| Common Options | - |
|---|---|
| -c --create | Create a new archive. |
| -x --extract | Extract files from an archive. |
| -t --list | List the contents of an archive. |
| -f --file=ARCHIVE | Use archive file or dir ARCHIVE. |
| -v --verbose | Verbosely list files processed. |
| Compression Options | - |
| -a --auto-compress | Use archive suffix to determine the compression program. |
| -j --bzip2 | Filter the archive through bzip2. |
| -J --xz --lzma | Filter the archive through xz. |
| -z --gzip | Filter the archive through gzip. |